To grain-match doors in Mozaik, set the grain match per cabinet on the cabinet's Info tab (choosing the direction your grain runs), then optimize that room on the grain material so the cabinet's parts are grouped and cut together. This keeps the grain flowing across the doors and parts of each individual cabinet.
This guide follows Mozaik's official walkthrough. Watch the original on Mozaik's channel:
What grain matching does
Grain matching tells Mozaik to keep the parts of a cabinet grouped together in the optimizer so the wood grain lines up across that cabinet's doors. In the video, the material is a 3/4" grain melamine, and the goal is to have all of one cabinet's doors grouped together in the optimizer so they cut from the sheet in a coordinated pattern.
Important: this is done on a per-cabinet basis. You match the grain within a single cabinet — you cannot grain-match two separate cabinets together into one shared group.
Step 1: Open the cabinet's Info tab
In the design, select the cabinet you want to grain-match and open its editor, then go to its Info screen. Double-click the cabinet to open it, then choose the Info tab. On the right side of the Info tab you'll find the grain match options.
Step 2: Choose the grain direction
Set the grain match to match how the grain actually runs on that material. In the video the grain runs vertically, so the cabinet is grain-matched in a vertical pattern.
Repeat this for each cabinet you want grain-matched, since the setting is applied one cabinet at a time.
Step 3: Optimize the room on the grain material
Once your cabinets are set, head to the Cut List, select your room, and optimize the 3/4" grain melamine so you can see the result on the optimizer side. In the optimizer, choose the pattern for that sheet and view the parts.
Step 4: Confirm the matched groups
When you flip the parts in the optimizer, the grain-matched parts show up as a purple-outlined grouping. Each grouping is the set of parts that belong to one cabinet and will be cut together so the grain matches across that cabinet.
You can move these groupings around on the sheet, but the parts inside a group stay together — that's what guarantees the grain lines up on a per-cabinet basis when the sheet is cut.
Get it done-for-you
You can set this up yourself using the steps above. If you'd rather skip the setup, PAC's Mozaik training and done-for-you services can help — phillanton.com.
Full disclosure: this guide is published by Phill Anton Consulting.
FAQ
Can I grain-match several cabinets together as one set?
No. Per the Mozaik video, grain matching is done per cabinet — you match the grain within a single cabinet, not across two separate cabinets at once.
Where is the grain match setting?
It's on the cabinet's Info tab. Double-click the cabinet to open it, go to the Info tab, and the grain match options are on the right.
How do I tell which grain direction to choose?
Match the setting to the way the grain physically runs on your material. In the example the grain runs vertically, so the cabinet is set to a vertical grain match.